Our thoughts and prayers for our brothers and sisters in Maasim, Sarangani province affected by floods. Keep safe. @CCCPHL

Together with the nation, @CCCPHL, kasama sa pag-gunita ng ika-128 anibersaryo ng Araw ng Kasarinlan. Celebrating independence, sovereignty & nationhood & remembering who we’re doing it for. 🇵🇭💪🌏 Sa gitna ng pagdiriwang, pag-alala at pagsasapuso ng diwa ng pagsisilbi sa bayan. Patuloy sa paglingkod sa mga nangangailangan! Para sa isang Pilipinas, bagong bansang matatag. @pnagovph @PIADesk @radyopilipinas1

Maligayang ika-128 Anibersaryo ng Araw ng Kasarinlan. Commemorating independence, sovereignty & nationhood. Reaffirming our shared commitment to build a stronger Republic. Remembering who we’re doing it for - particularly the last, the least, the lost. 🇵🇭💪🌏 @CCCPHL @pnagovph @PIADesk @radyopilipinas1 @RadutaMatache @IrlEmbManila

Please rely on official advisories from LGUs & Government agencies.

Take care everyone in southern Mindanao where I’m from. Images coming from GenSan very concerning. While my family is marked safe in Koronadal, South Cotabato, I continue to coord with them, family & friends throughout SOCCSKSARGEN. Prayers and well wishes to all. Prayers also for LGUs and first responders mobilised for the safety, well-being and welfare of all.

Time spent with kids is always productive. Events last week gave me time to meet the children of my colleagues. I continue to be amazed by the inquisitive nature of our younger generations, how in their play they seek knowledge, how in their social interactions they learn to be polite, how in the metes & bounds set by their parents they face tolerable risks while remaining protected. Our kids today remind me that we owe them a better future & that our work truly matters in the realest sense of the word. @NYCPilipinas @CCCPHL

Today, @CCCPHL welcomed June at our flag raising ceremony, anticipating celebrations for PH’s ID128th, Environment Month, Flag Days, Philippine Eagle Week, World Sea Turtle Day, Arbor Day & Araw ng Maynila. We also observed ASEAN unity. More & more, we are aware of how interconnected we all are, in the celebrations we observe, the identities we preserve, the causes we advance & the shared sense of responsibility for each other, in the Philippines, in ASEAN and beyond. @Manila @PIA_NCR @PhilEagleFdn @UNEP @ASEAN @SFFI1948

Friday is online collab day @CCCPHL. This week signalled ramped up activities for the Office. Very glad to see everyone working together. This meeting allowed your team to assess this week’s events, what went well, what needed improvement & what the next steps are. Commitment. Consistency. Conscientiousness. Padayon! 🇵🇭💪

At the 33rd conference of the Philippine Society for Educational Research & Evaluation, @CCCPHL pushed for science backed climate preparedness & systems approach to anticipatory adaptation. Pleased to interact with its members and fellows and their own approaches to further strengthen innovation as part of their stewardship role. Congratulations to PSERE and @CentroEscolarU for a successful conference!

At the 48th ASEAN Summit chaired by H.E. President @bongbongmarcos, leaders agreed to work more closely together to protect the region’s peoples as the situation in the Middle East continues, discussing practical steps to help keep fuel and essential goods stable, keep trade and supply routes open, and strengthen coordination to protect and assist 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 nationals affected by the crisis abroad. 🇵🇭

H.E. President @bongbongmarcos:The Philippines leading ASEAN towards a more people-centered, resilient and sustainable growth trajectory. Together we matter, together we make things happen. 🇵🇭

Thank you for joining us in person, Ambassador @knez_s! ASEAN & the EU truly have shared strategic interests that underscore the need for more meaningful collaboration. Beyond ambition and aspiration, the discipline to produce results where they matter. @CCCPHL

Thank you, @dabbadie ! It was good to see you in the audience and to fid our our discussions resonated with you and @FAO. Toward partnerships that work. @CCCPHL

Thoughts and prayers for our brothers and sisters in Albay.

As we commemorate Labor Day, let us remember for who and why. May we continue to pursue a just transition towards a more resilient, sustainable, low carbon economy with the Filipino - particularly our labourers - firmly at the core of our efforts. Everyone moving ahead. No one left behind. 🇵🇭💪 @CCCPHL @doleph @ILOManila

PH’s very first NAP was completed & submitted to the @UNFCCC in 2024. Using a whole of society approach, localisation is now under way by @CCCPHL & relevant government agencies, with support of key development partners. The work continues. 🇵🇭💪

Easter is a reassuring message of hope. While challenges around us abound, we can lean on our faith to determine our fate. Always we should strive to be stewards and instruments of positive change, to be light in the midst of darkness, to give instead of receive, to create rather than destroy. Grounded in faith, reassured by the gospel of salvation, we can make life on earth more just & equitable, resilient & sustainable. @CCCPHL

Summer in full swing with local farmers looking forward to main harvest of the season in March & April. Here we see initial harvesting done in one part of a farm. Large & stately mango trees stand in the background while still beyond are rather diminutive calamansi trees, showing long-standing traditional diversified farming systems still practiced in Mindanao. Beside traditional huts are rows of vegetable gardens & backyard pens that provide food & additional income opportunities. In this relatively small area you can also see & hear different species of birds at different times of the day. @FAOPhilippines @dabbadie